Alba

Immediately after you apply it, it can smell kinda like nail polish remover for a moment, but this disappears quickly as the alcohol evaporates, so don't worry about it. As it settles, the nutty iris combo comes out as a clean, soft, cozy, vaguely coconutty soapiness. It has a certain creamy lotion vibe, but a high quality one. I would definitely say that it leans feminine, but in a way that I'm surprisingly comfortable with wearing as a man. It projects quite well, I get wafts of it through the day without having to put my wrist to my nose. And it lasts forever, I can still smell it on my skin the day after applying it, which is rare. For some reason it smells much more soapy on clothes, so I definitely prefer it on skin. As it continues to dry down, the lotion-y soapiness slowly goes away, but the clean, soft, cozy, creamy, nutty iris remains. When the soapiness is gone, what's left is the most amazingly cuddly and warm skin scent ever, and I just can't get enough of it. Smells like hugs! It's a fairly simple scent, and I would totally understand if someone thinks it smells too much like lotion or soap, at least for the first couple of hours. I would also totally understand if men think it's just too feminine for them to wear. Still, I can't help but really like this. It's just so soft, fluffy, cozy and pleasant. Such purity and high quality. There are several clean, soapy florals in the Profumum Roma collection, but this might be my favorite one.

I have a sample, thanks SailorV! Summary: Powdery, sweet-ish but with a hint of dry bitterness, fluffy in an airy way and comforting. A morning hug in perfume form. --- I have a weakness for powdery scents, and I deeply enjoy good iris notes. I also enjoy dry notes and nutty notes. And sandalwood is comforting and relaxing to me. Inevitably, I enjoy this fragrance. The iris note is very pronounced, very powdery and almost green in its execution. Not makeup-y at all. The nutty notes are not photorealistic to my nose. Instead, they are a dry woody but gourmand-ish accord, difficult to explain. Knowing what they are, I can recognize them. If I didn't know what I was looking for, I would say that I smelled some kind of bitter/dry woody bark, which gives a nice twist to the powdery note. The sandalwood is not prominent to me, but detectable as a creamy soft background that adds roundness. Light (as in not heavy, not as in "not intense") as a cloud. Comforting. Delightful. You have to enjoy powdery notes to enjoy this one, but if you do, give it a try.

At first Alba failed to get my attention, I put it on and after a sweet, yet not so interesting top note I was left with something barely noticable. Hmmm... is this what you get for all that money? Kind of nothing. Huh. About half an hour went by, without noticing how it happened I suddenly started to notice a pleasant smell. My husband sniffed in the air, asking what is it that smells so good? My daughter did the same. They both sniffed my writst and went Mmmmmmmm... oh so good! I smelled my wrist and smelled... ohhh almost nothing, but the little that was there smelled amazingly good. Alba is one of the best skin scents I ́ve tried. It ́s sofisticated, sexy, warm, comfortable and slowly warms up on your skin like a perfect veil of transparente silk. The base notes are really quite noticable, like if the scent develop backwards... A must try if you ́re looking for an elegant, understated, smoth, sexy skin scent. Incredible longlasting. Sillage like minus, it kind of melts in with your skin...

As far as I compare to the other the most sophisticated fragrance ever made (of course in my opinion).Woody, woody and more woody, deep and mysterious, a little powdery, slightly sweet. It is romantic and extremely cozy. The gentlest experience I ever had. Like an angel wings, delicate morning wind, fresh and sweet at the same time. I’m closing my eyes and I feel like a baby when Alba touch my skin. Really, there are no other fragrances that make me so happy. I don’t know whether I would like to wear this fragrance frequently or not. It is too good and too special for everyday use. It is worth any price and any time to spend in its aura. This is not often discussed fragrance because it not loud or overpowering. I recommend Alba for people who needs to understand human soul. When I’m wearing it my friends are happy :-) so I’m happy too.

Good at the opening: a strong but beautiful scent of almond mixed to iris which gives a sensation of 'clean'. After one/two hours the amber comes out, but unfortunately on my skin the longevity either the sillage are poor. It doesn't satisfied me: i was expecting something heavier from a fragrance with high concentration of essential oils. One week later: I am happy because I get get lots of compliment and I like the fragrance very much, it's feminine and elegant. Doesn't matter if it doesn't last on me all day long. Two weeks later: this is definitely one of the best scent i have ever worn, it makes me feel feminine in a very CLASSY way.